Mount Maunganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.63° S 176.18° E

Issued: 11 am 11 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Mount Maunganui sea temperature is

14.7°C

Mount Maunganui surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Mount Maunganui today (11 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Mount Maunganui at 3PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (11 Sep)	1.5ft (0.4m)	13s
Afternoon (11 Sep)	1.5ft (0.4m)	13s
Evening (11 Sep)	1.5ft (0.4m)	12s

Table - waves today at Mount Maunganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Fri 11					Saturday 12								Sunday 13
	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 12	NE 12	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13
Wave Graph
kJ	60	60	58	37	52	57	58	42	26	27	44	44	44	27	27	27	26	26	27	27	26
Wind (km/h)	S	SSW	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	WSW	W	WSW	WSW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	6:58AM1.65m				7:26PM1.80m				7:52AM1.69m				8:13PM1.77m				8:41AM1.72m				9:00PM1.73m
Low Tide			12:57PM0.16m				1:37AM0.14m				1:51PM0.15m				2:26AM0.10m				2:42PM0.14m


	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:02	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	10	12	15	12	12	12	12	11	12	16	17	12	10	10	11	12	13	16	17	14	11
Feels °C	7	10	11	6	6	6	6	6	6	11	12	6	6	4	5	6	7	11	12	10	8
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 9	NE 9	NE 13	NE 8	ENE 9	NE 9	ENE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13
kJ	42	41	58	35	29	20	31	20	20	27	44	44	44	27	27	27	26	26	27	27	26
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 13	NE 13	ENE 9	NE 12	NE 12	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8
kJ	60	60	30	37	52	57	58	42	26	18	14	14	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 5	N 5	N 5	NE 14	NE 14	NNE 12	NE 16	NW 5	NE 16	NE 16	NE 12	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 15	N 15	N 14	N 14	N 14
kJ	4	4	4	33	33	15	10	1	10	10	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 3	SE 3	—	W 3	WSW 4	SW 4	WSW 4	SW 4	SW 4	SW 4	WSW 3	W 3	WSW 3	SW 3	SW 4	SW 4	SW 4	SW 4	WSW 3	WSW 3	WSW 3
kJ	2	2	—	4	16	39	35	28	23	6	2	5	6	12	16	20	20	16	6	9	7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Blowhole Bay of Plenty	Blowhole Bay of Plenty	Motiti Island - Ernies Bay of Plenty	Donut Island Coromandel	Whiritoa Coromandel	Whakatane Heads Bay of Plenty	Arataki Bay of Plenty	Tay street Bay of Plenty	Tay street Bay of Plenty	Motiti Island - Ernies Bay of Plenty	Waihi Beach Bay of Plenty	Tairua Beach Coromandel	Tay street Bay of Plenty	Kaituna Cut Bay of Plenty	Tairua Beach Coromandel	Mohaka River Mouth Hawkes Bay	Kaituna Cut Bay of Plenty	Waihau Bay East Cape	Tokata East Cape	Hicks Bay East Cape	Horseshoe Bay East Cape
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	21	53	46	80	4	3	3	21	32	76	3	26	76	188	26	155	189	186	187
Best forecast wave conditions in Bay of Plenty	Ohope Beach	Ohiwa-Port Ohope	Motiti Island - Ernies		Ohope Beach	Ohope Beach	Ohiwa-Port Ohope	Arataki	Ohope Beach	Motiti Island - Ernies	Waihi Beach		Ohope Beach	Ohiwa-Port Ohope	Ohope Beach		Kaituna Cut
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1		1	1	1	1	1	1	1		1	1	1		1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Takou Bay Northland	Takou Bay Northland	Takou Bay Northland	Meatworks Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Takou Bay Northland	Three Points East Cape	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes Northland	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes Northland	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Takou Bay Northland	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	6	6	7	5	1	1	1	4	4	1	2	7	7	4	4	4	4	1	9	8	6
Header Global	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Little Wanganui New Zealand	Blaketown Wedge New Zealand	Tessellated Pavements Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes New Zealand	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	9	9	7	5	9	9	9	9	9	8	5	7	7	6	5	5	5	7	9	8	6

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